Taking the hit franchise to the distant future with
by Az Drummond, Crowdfunding & Community Manager, Lucky Duck Games
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ou are Kalia Lavel and you’ve always wanted to fight crime like your famous ancestors, so you joined the elite BelCor forces. BelCor made you into a highly trained cyber-agent, but it didn’t take you long to figure out that your bosses didn’t care about justice for ordinary folk. So you handed in your badge and were stripped of your cybernetic implants. It doesn’t matter though, as you can finally do what a Lavel is meant to do: solve crimes. Chronicles of Crime is the smash-hit franchise that has sold more than 500,000 units across three standalone games and two expansions. The fourth standalone game, 2400, takes Chronicles of Crime into the future for the first time and introduces a cyberpunk setting that is hotly desired by gamers of all generations. Each of the four scenarios in the game offers a unique criminal investigation with an expansive narrative (averaging over 65,000 words per scenario!). The game is fully cooperative and all players work together to solve the mystery. Like all other Chronicles of Crime games, 2400 is a digital hybrid, meaning that it is supported by a sophisticated digital app. The Chronicles of Crime app allows players to scan locations, evidence cards, and characters in order to interact with the setting. Scanning characters will trigger an interrogation allowing further scans of evidence or other characters to ask targeted questions. The app also presents players with virtual reality crime scenes. Players can look around 8 AROUND THE table • Q4 2021
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beautifully-realized visuals to uncover evidence and key pieces of information. Chronicles of Crime 2400 introduces exciting new mechanics that draw players into the world of high-tech devices and digital environments. Kalia’s body is fitted to use Cyber-Implants allowing her to augment her body and get access to unique abilities. Players can use Cyber-Implants to get the upper hand over the suspects. However, using these enhancements requires Energy and players will need to manage the battery life of the implants. Kalia may plug into Cyberspace to travel to virtual locations and meet avatars surfing virtual reality. There are places to have fun, places to find love, and exabytes of information to acquire. However, as with the physical world, Cyberspace has its own dark secrets. When talking to Avatars in Cyberspace, you can never be sure who the person you’re talking to is in reality. Connecting the Avatars with the characters and real-world evidence can be key to solving a case! Chronicles of Crime: 2400 comes with four scenarios and also a guided tutorial mini-case with its own unique short case to solve. This tutorial acts as a perfect introduction to the game and as a fantastic in-store or convention demo. The three standalone games in the Chronicles of Crime Millennium Series offer players a chance to solves crimes in medieval 1400, industrial 1900, or cyberpunk 2400 – meaning that there’s a world to enjoy for everyone. luckyduckgames.com
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